Thursday I did really well with waking up early, reading my Bible, praying, and exercising before the kids woke up. I felt good all day too. But Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and today all found me hitting snooze until it was too late to do any good. I am really going to pray for the strength to do better tomorrow.
I'll try to add a recipe on each post since a few of you showed interest.
Here's the cookie recipe I mentioned in my last post:
Chewy Banana-Oat Cookies
from "Get the Sugar Out" by Ann Gittleman
from "Get the Sugar Out" by Ann Gittleman
1 1/2 cups oats
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Dash or two of ground cinnamon
2 Tablespoons chopped nuts or raisins (I used walnuts --no raisins)
2 medium bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
3/8 cup oil (3 oz)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix mashed bananas and oil, then add to the dry ingredients. Drop by heaping teaspoons on an unoiled cookie sheet. Bake 10-15 minutes. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.
Note: These cookies freeze well. You can double the recipe and freeze some for future treats.
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Like I mentioned before, you can't compare these to a regular cookie, like a chocolate chip. But my kids and I love them. We put ours in the freezer after they cooled, like the recipe suggests. We discovered that we like them even better straight from the freezer!! We now refer to them as "ice cream cookies" because the cold, creamy texture reminds us of ice cream. The recipe also suggests another option for these cookies that we're going to try next. Try using 1 cup of mashed sweet potato in the place of the banana for a "harvest" cookie. That sounds really yummy too. One good thing about this cookie is the subtle sweetness. It's just enough to calm my craving for something sweet. Susan, I think it was, in one of her comments mentioned trying fruit at the end of a meal to fight that desire for dessert. I would love to do that....but out here, a tiny bag of frozen fruit is over $5! And the only in-season fruits are things like apples and bananas. I'll be thankful when summer rolls around and we have a few more options.
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Dash or two of ground cinnamon
2 Tablespoons chopped nuts or raisins (I used walnuts --no raisins)
2 medium bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
3/8 cup oil (3 oz)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix mashed bananas and oil, then add to the dry ingredients. Drop by heaping teaspoons on an unoiled cookie sheet. Bake 10-15 minutes. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.
Note: These cookies freeze well. You can double the recipe and freeze some for future treats.
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Like I mentioned before, you can't compare these to a regular cookie, like a chocolate chip. But my kids and I love them. We put ours in the freezer after they cooled, like the recipe suggests. We discovered that we like them even better straight from the freezer!! We now refer to them as "ice cream cookies" because the cold, creamy texture reminds us of ice cream. The recipe also suggests another option for these cookies that we're going to try next. Try using 1 cup of mashed sweet potato in the place of the banana for a "harvest" cookie. That sounds really yummy too. One good thing about this cookie is the subtle sweetness. It's just enough to calm my craving for something sweet. Susan, I think it was, in one of her comments mentioned trying fruit at the end of a meal to fight that desire for dessert. I would love to do that....but out here, a tiny bag of frozen fruit is over $5! And the only in-season fruits are things like apples and bananas. I'll be thankful when summer rolls around and we have a few more options.
7 comments:
Oh, Pam, I never thought that you might not have fruits readily available to you! Sorry about that. The cookies actually look pretty good to me. With whole wheat flour and oats, and no sugar, I'm thinking that they wouldn't raise the blood sugar too quickly - in moderation, of course! ;) LOL
The cookies sound great. If you don't mind I am going to add you to my link on my blog no other gods. I am praying for you Pam. connie from Texas
Oh boy do I know what you mean about the temptation of such things. I have had to endure many temptations the past week with all the bridal showers and such that I've been to and had for Jessica. But I still managed to lose last week...so all was good in the end. But of course...I didn't eat much either. This week is no different. I'm telling Jessica she has to eat (cause she hasn't been) and here I am not eating like I should. Its all those pre-wedding jitters I think.
Pam these sound good except for the banana, I dont like them and I wonder what else I could use instead. I do like the sweet potatoe idea and then add pumpkin spice and cinnamon too. I always love the harvest and its smells and tastes.
I just tasted the first of a batch of the cookies. Perfect! No, they're not exactly homemade snickerdoodles, but they are a nice treat. Thanks for the recipe!
just curious...where do you find blueberries in Jer.?
Angel, not sure if you'll come back to read my response, but here it is, just in case.
I used blueberry pie filling in that recipe and I believe I purchased it at Super Deal by the old Train Station. It's kind of pricey there, but sometimes you have to pay more to get what you want!
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